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Table 3 Xanthophore and iridophore-related genes extracted from DEGs detected by stage comparison

From: Genetic basis of orange spot formation in the guppy (Poecilia reticulata)

Pigmentary function

Gene name

logFC stage2

logFC stage 3

FDR

Xanthophore

 Xanthophore development

pax3b

− 0.240074049

− 1.024506408

0.00168639

thra (LOC103468293)*

0.8422285

0.984864278

0.00010455

 Pteridine synthesis

gch2 (LOC103481546)*

2.596284167

1.346388342

5.17E−05

 Carotenoid related

bscl2 (LOC103471440)

1.760755604

0.88253586

0.00109993

scarb1

0.942303034

0.368419924

0.00675451

Iridophore

 Iridophore development

edn3 (LOC103465492)*

− 1.219667499

− 1.091538668

8.62E−05

fhl2a

1.544710776

1.561272758

5.95E−06

fhl2l (LOC103457533)

3.662766117

3.20685195

7.18E−18

gpnmb*

2.676380573

2.196925532

1.11E−17

tfap2a*

0.390339609

− 0.532566067

0.00150917

tfec

1.746850047

0.941123134

8.82E−06

vps18*

0.380195963

− 0.392171768

0.00976626

 Guanine synthesis

pnp4a (LOC103464790)

3.628065427

2.305069974

8.31E−10

  1. Asterisks indicate genes with known effects on multiple pigment cells (xanthophore, iridophore, and melanophore). Upregulation and downregulation of genes in the stage 2 and 3 compared to stage 1 are presented as positive and negative logFC (logFC stage2, logFC stage3) values, respectively